Aircraft Foreign Object Risk Processing for Fee Determination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional technologies do not adequately utilize risk information based on foreign objects that could damage aircraft to optimize business operations related to aircraft operations, such as determining fee information.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that acquires risk information on foreign objects and provides it as a common indicator for determining fee information, including airport fees and insurance premiums, while optimizing operation plans and business operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If risk information is not utilized in fee determination, then conventional monitoring operations continue without change, but business operations related to aircraft operations cannot be optimized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebusiness operation optimizationVSAvoidrisk information utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an information processing apparatus that acts as an intermediary between the foreign object monitoring system and the fee determination system. This apparatus collects risk information from multiple monitoring systems, processes it to generate risk indicators, and provides these indicators to fee determination systems. The intermediary transforms raw monitoring data into actionable business intelligence that can be used for optimizing aircraft operation fees and insurance premiums.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If risk information is integrated into fee determination, then business operations can be optimized, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefee information determinationVSAvoidinformation processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The information processing apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to handle various types of monitoring data from different sources (radar, optical sensors, other monitoring systems) and to serve multiple purposes (generating risk indicators for fee determination, insurance premium calculation, and operational optimization). By creating a universal platform that can process diverse inputs and provide standardized risk indicators, the system reduces overall complexity despite integrating multiple functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive risk information is collected from multiple sources, then accuracy of fee determination improves, but information processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverisk information accuracyVSAvoidinformation processing energy
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The information processing apparatus extracts only the essential and relevant features from comprehensive risk information collected from multiple monitoring sources. Instead of processing all raw data in full detail, the system identifies and extracts key risk indicators that are most relevant for fee determination and insurance premium calculation. This extraction approach maintains measurement precision for the critical decision-making parameters while significantly reducing the overall information processing requirements and energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS20250265656A1Information processing apparatus, information processing system, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method
Publication Date: 2025.08.21 BRIDGESTONE CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus (10) includes a controller (13). The controller (13) is configured to acquire risk information based on a foreign object that could cause damage to an aircraft, and enable provision of the acquired risk information as a common indicator for determining fee information related to operation of the aircraft.